A unique village event and one that attracts all the local associations, businesses and charities to showcase to the thousands of visitors that come along and enjoy the fun.

Lindfield Arts Festival stall has a £1.00 raffle for a large M&S Hamper thanks to NatWest sponsorship along with the chance to print your own #Bagforlife #LAF shopping bag courtesy of Tidy Print. Of course you can also buy a ready printed bag for jsut £5.00.

Sarah Reynolds

Designed by local artist and #LAF designer Sarah Reynolds these bags are jsut right be be folded away in your bag and used when shopping locally.

You can meet some of the #LAF2018 Team on The Common this afternoon. Hilary Knight will be there, along with Geoff Heath, Mike [Stix] Steer, Claire Fuller, Mark Searle, Julia Vokes and Esme Foster. If you see them on the Common, say hello and mention that you read this on the website!

There’s a little bit of collaboration going on between Lindfield in Bloom and Lindfield Arts Festival.
You’ll need to watch this space to find out more but we will be asking Lindfield residents to make up a scarecrow and display it in their garden as part of the Festival in September 2018. You’ll need to let us know where you are in Lindfield so we can put a map together.

Pick up a leaflet on Village Day giving you instructions on how to make a scarecrow or see how to make a scarecrow by visiting the Lindfield in Bloom stand on The Common on 2nd June 2018.

Get Inspired

We all remember Worzel Gummidge and the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz as well as the many songs written about scarecrows. So why not think about making your own scarecrow for your garden or allotment for the Festival week?

Apparently it’s all very straightforward! All you need is:

1 stake about 6ft (2m) long

1 stake about 3ft (1m) long

1 stake about 12inches (30cm) long

Some old clothes

A pair of tights or a pillow case

Some straw or other filling

Some string and/or wire

First you need to make the frame for your scarecrow. Tie the 3ft stake to the long one about 12 inches down from the top to make a cross shape. Then tie the other stake about half way down.

To make the head, fill a pillowcase or the leg of a pair of tights with straw and fashion it into a round shape. Tie the end with string and secure the ‘head’ to the top of your frame. Paint, draw or sew on some facial features.

Get your old clothes and stuff with straw. Place the shirt on the short cross piece and secure. Pull one leg of a pair of trousers onto the long stake – the other leg will hang alongside it.

Secure the waist of the trousers to the pole with some string or a belt, add a jaunty hat with some straw hair and you have your very own rustic masterpiece!

If you wish your scarecrow to survive the elements for a season or two then try sealing the straw stuffing inside 2 waterproof layers and use plenty of wire to stop your scarecrow falling apart when it’s windy.

Then place your scarecrow in a prominent position where it’ll be something of a conversation piece amongst your neighbours and visitors!